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H. W. GETMAN.

- HARNBs HooK. No. 375,994.` Pate'nted Jan. 3, 1888.

6W /M I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY W. GETMAN, o'F ILIoN, NEW YORK.

HARNESSHO'OK.

SPECIFIC'I'ION forming part of Letters Patent No.t375,994, date January3, 1888.

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To all whom it may camera.-

Be it known that I, HENRY W. GETMAN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Ilion, in the county of Herkinier and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHarness-Hooks, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying.

drawings.

This invcntion pertains to certain new and useful improvements incombined buckles and snap-books; and it consists iu the' formation andarrangement of the parts, substantially as hereinafter fully set forth,and particularly pointedout in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of myinvcntion; Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, and Fig. 3 is a centrallongitudinal sectional view.

In carrying out my invention I employ the frame A, which consists 'oftwo parallel side pieces, a a, upwardly beut at their rear ends andconnected by a cross-bar, a', and said side pieccs, at the lower ends oftheir inclines, are again connected by a cross-bar, (L2. To the upperforward edges'of the side pieces of this frame are connected the ends ofa crossbar, b, from the center of which is-a down wardly-projecting lugor tongue, b', the purpose of which will soon appear.

B is a curved approximately goose-neck hook projecting from the unitedends ofthe side pieces of the frame A and bent outwardly and downwardly,so as to cause its extreme outer end to come within a short distance ofand above the cross-bar b, as shown.

In practice the strap is passed through the.

aperture formed by the two cross-bars a' a2 and over and around theuppercrossbar, b, so as to cause the lug or tongue thereof to enter anaperture of the strap, the end of which is then the second time passedthrough the aperture formed by the cross-bars a' a, forming aspring-like looped end, against which bears the extreme outer end of thesnap-book, as shown. The strap having thus been secured or buckled, thebuckle-and book can be secured to a ring of the harness or bridle towhich it is designed to be attached by forcing the ring' between theouter end of the hook and the contiguous portion of the strap, and isthen drawn within the curved portion,whereby the buckle and ring aresecured together. The strap after being depre'ssed, as stated,willspring back to its place after passage of the ring, thus providingadditional means for retaining the ring in the 'hool..

From what has been said it will be seen that my invcntion embodies botha buckle and a snap-book, the parts thereof being made integral and voidof all springs, rivets, &'., and it Will also be seen that the strap issecured or retained at two different points, which will naturally alwaysinsure the retention of the strap at one if not bothof the points, andthat lsaid strap also serves to retain the ring within the hook, asstated.

Having thus fully describcd my invcntion, what I claim isl As auimproved article of manufacture, the herein-described combined harnessbuckle and hook, comprising the frame having upper and lower end crossbars, the cross-bar having a lug or tongue, and the hook extending fromthe side bars of said frame and projected over the tongued cross-bar, soas to bear against a looped portion of the harness-Strap, as stated.

In testimony whereof I affix mysignaturein presence of two -Witnesses.

i HENRY W. GETMAN.

Witnesses:

MosEs J. FLANDERs,

SOEVA S. PHILLIPs.

